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NCIA is now accepting nominations for eligible candidates to run for its board of directors through April 21, 2017. As the cannabis industry’s only national trade association, the National Cannabis Industry Association is a nonprofit organization run for and by its members, so we hope you’ll take advantage of this opportunity to get involved in…

Huffington Post House Republicans say no to allowing federal studies of medical marijuana Washington Post Medical marijuana is now sold in nearly half of all states, and even one red state has legalized it for recreational use. Veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are clamoring for access to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Loosening pot laws …

Medical marijuana's unrealized regulatory goals Denver Post State statute allows the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division to contract with a laboratory for independent testing to determine whether products contain molds, pesticides or other substances. The division, however, did not address testing in its …

The Connecticut Senate approved a bill early Saturday that would legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Gov

Rob Kampia is executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project . During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama raised hopes among those who support medical marijuana by pledging to respect state laws on the issue. But his administration has reversed course and massively escalated the federal government’s attacks on medical marijuana businesses, most of which are legal under their states’ laws

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) – On an old, long-unused MySpace page, Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman made some disparaging comments about Mexicans and also referred triumphantly to his escape from 2005 legal troubles stemming from his confrontation with law enforcement officers. The 2005-dated page, confirmed as authentic Wednesday by Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O’Mara, also mentions a 7-year-old domestic violence incident between Zimmerman and a former girlfriend, and the page includes several photos. Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb.

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) – On an old, long-unused MySpace page, Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman made some disparaging comments about Mexicans and also referred triumphantly to his escape from 2005 legal troubles stemming from his confrontation with law enforcement officers. The 2005-dated page, confirmed as authentic Wednesday by Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O’Mara, also mentions a 7-year-old domestic violence incident between Zimmerman and a former girlfriend, and the page includes several photos. Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb.

BOULDER, CO – APRIL 20: The haze of marijuana smoke looms over a crowd of thousands at 4:20 pm April 20, 2010 at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) Marijuana activists are filing suit against University of Colorado Boulder for the planned campus shut down on Friday, The Denver Post reports . CU-Boulder has made it clear that it does not want the annual marijuana smoke out held on campus any longer, which has drawn nearly 10,000 people to Norlin Quad to light up on 4/20 in recent years.

By Mike Riggs On Monday I wrote a post about the medical marijuana industry’s opposition to ballot Initiative 502 in California and Amendment 64 in Colorado, both of which would legalize pot. Mason Tvert, the co-director of Colorado’s Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, objected to the comparison

On Monday I wrote a post about the medical marijuana industry’s opposition to ballot Initiative 502 in California and Amendment 64 in Colorado, both of which would legalize pot. Mason Tvert, the co-director of Colorado’s Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, objected to the comparison. The gist: There is no dispensary opposition to Amendment 64